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February 1985 – Network Consolidation Project Completed
February 1985 – Network Consolidation Project Completed

The Network Consolidation Project was completed. The consolidation was initiated due to the budgetary environment and the anticipated Tracking and…

Early 1985 – Agreements Signed for Future Space Station
Early 1985 – Agreements Signed for Future Space Station

Canada, Japan and the European Space Agency signed bilateral agreements for the future space station. The International Space Station (ISS)…

Shuttle SRB Drop Test Vehicle Mated to NB-52B in Snow
Shuttle SRB Drop Test Vehicle Mated to NB-52B in Snow

Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Drop Test Vehicle (SRB-DTV) mated to NB-52B in snow.

October 1984 – 34 Meter Antennas Added
October 1984 – 34 Meter Antennas Added

With Voyager 2’s successful Saturn encounter, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory focused on Uranus, the next stop for Voyager 2. Uranus’…

October 1984 – Alaska Station Transferred
October 1984 – Alaska Station Transferred

NASA transferred the station in Fairbanks, Alaska over to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in anticipation of the…

Crash-Test Dummies Aid in Anti-Misting Kerosene Experiment
Crash-Test Dummies Aid in Anti-Misting Kerosene Experiment

Here some crash test dummies are seen in the passenger cabin of the B-720 aircraft.

SRB Drop Test Vehicle Released from B-52 Stratofortress
SRB Drop Test Vehicle Released from B-52 Stratofortress

Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Drop Test Vehicle (SRB-DTV) released from NB-52B.

January 1984 – Future Space Station Announced
January 1984 – Future Space Station Announced

President Ronald Reagan addressed a joint session of Congress and announced that NASA was to develop a permanent manned space…

November 1983 – Tracking and Data Relay Satellite -1 (TDRS-1) Demonstrated
November 1983 – Tracking and Data Relay Satellite -1 (TDRS-1) Demonstrated

TDRS-1 handled the majority of the ground communications for Space Shuttle Columbia’s Spacelab-1 mission (STS-9) at 50 megabits per second…

Shuttle Discovery Mated to 747 SCA
Shuttle Discovery Mated to 747 SCA

The Space Shuttle Discovery rides atop “905,” NASA’s 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, on its delivery flight from California to the…